Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
"YOU CAN BE AS POLITE AS YOU WANT. THE STATE WILL STILL FUCKING KILL YOU" (shown on an image) was posted on Twitter by Colorado Marxist on November 5, 2020. It's uncertain who…
"Amazonesia" (Amazon + amnesia) relates to ordering online from Amazon.com. When the package arrives at the doorstep a day or two later, the customer often has amnesia and forgets what…
"Conservatism is progressivism driving the speed limit" (also, "Conservatives are progressives driving the speed limit") is a catchphrase of Ukrainian-American author and…
"Conservatism is progressivism driving the speed limit" (also, "Conservatives are progressives driving the speed limit") is a catchphrase of Ukrainian-American author and…
"I hate when people say you don’t need alcohol to have fun. You don’t need running shoes to run, but it fucking helps!" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is…
The two-party political system doesn't consist of the party and the after-party, but there are jokes. In a 2009 commercial for Dos Equis beer titled "The Most Interesting Man in the World…
"For every human illness, there exists a plant which is the cure" (also slightly longer as, "For every human illness, somewhere in the world there exists a plant which is the…
"For every human illness, there exists a plant which is the cure" (also slightly longer as, "For every human illness, somewhere in the world there exists a plant which is the…
The two-party political system doesn't consist of the party and the after-party, but there are jokes. In a 2009 commercial for Dos Equis beer titled "The Most Interesting Man in the World…
WebMD is an online publisher of medical information. It has nothing to do with spider webs, but there are jokes. "Where do spiders go for medical advice? Charlotte's WebMD" was…
WebMD is an online publisher of medical information. It has nothing to do with spider webs, but there are jokes. "Where do spiders go for medical advice? Charlotte's WebMD" was…
"We don't let athletes bet on games they have the ability to influence... why do we allow congress to invest in companies they regulate!" was posted on Facebook by Jeffery H Foulks…
"I hate when people say you don’t need alcohol to have fun. You don’t need running shoes to run, but it fucking helps!" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is…
"Everything in moderation. Except coffee" is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images. "Everything in moderation... except coffee. And awesomeness. (via @heykolls)"…
"Everything in moderation. Except bacon" is a bacon saying that has been printed on many images. "RT @Owtlaw: 'Everything in moderation.' #FreeAdvice // except bacon"…
"If your idea of helping others first requires taking someone’s property, then isn’t your idea morally bankrupt?" is an anti-government (anti-tax) saying that has been printed on…
"The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away" is in Job 1:21 of the Bible. "The Lord giveth and the government/IRS taketh away" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed…
"The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away" is in Job 1:21 of the Bible. "The Lord giveth and the government/IRS taketh away" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed…
"Remember, the ones really in control are never elected" is a saying that has been printed on several images. That is, wealthy individuals and corporations are in power, and there are…
A joke has it that chiropractors are "crack" addicts/dealers. "Chiropractors are like crack dealers. Feels good til it wears off and I'm making another appointment..." was…